What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Nils Gorthon as Steamship (period Unassigned)-(1940). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Nils Gorthon* was a steamship lost in 1940, likely due to wartime conditions in Scottish waters. Its precise location is recorded to the nearest meter, though details of lives lost, cargo, or broader significance remain unspecified.
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Places near here
Nils Gorthon (ex. Eifel, Hertha)Steamship (period Unassigned) · 482 ydLexington (probably)Ship (period Unassigned)-(1865) · 4.4 miEnglishman: North ChannelTug (20th Century) · 6.4 miObstructionObstruction (period Unassigned) · 7.8 miU-170: AtlanticSubmarine (20th Century) · 5.3 miAtlantic Sun: AtlanticSteamship (20th Century) · 5.7 miDornier Do 17: AtlanticAircraft (20th Century) · 6.4 miFairey Swordfish I: AtlanticAircraft (20th Century) · 6.4 miSuthernessMotor Trawler (period Unassigned)-(1961) · 6.6 miUnknown: North ChannelCraft (period Unknown)(possible) · 10 miRegina: AtlanticMotor Ship (20th Century) · 10 miReginaMotor Vessel (period Unassigned)-(1971) · 10 mi